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European School Chess Championship 2026 - Open U15

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16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Apr 2026 to 05 May 2026 in Seget Donji, Croatia. 2 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1868, and top seed was Andria Kviriashvili (🇬🇪 GEO, 2188).

Gabriel Gabadadze (🇬🇪 GEO, FM, 2011) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Andria Kviriashvili (8.0) and Luka Kuntelia (6.0). Gabadadze won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Mihajlo Lj Ilic (1886) beat Luka Kuntelia (2048), a +162-point gap.

Location
🇭🇷Seget Donji, Croatia
Dates
27 Apr 2026 → 05 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇪Andria Kviriashvili2188
Avg top 10
1,868
Participants
16
Titled players · 2
FM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇭🇷Croatia×5
Kosovo×4
🇬🇪Georgia×4
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇨🇿Czech Republic×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Gabriel Gabadadze led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Gabadadze8.5Kviriashvili8Kuntelia6Kalyoncu5.5Ilic5Komarek5
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Gabriel Gabadadze held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Gabriel Gabadadze drew with Andria Kviriashvili (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Gabriel Gabadadze 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Andria Kviriashvili 5 wins (R5–R9)Luka Kuntelia 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMGabriel Gabadadze*
½
1
1
2Andria Kviriashvili
½
*
½
1
3Luka Kuntelia
0
½
*
½
4WCMBeren Kalyoncu
0
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Gabadadze, GabrielFM2011GEO+10B+9N+5B=2N+3B+6N+4B+7N+8B8.543.547.043.002296+92.4
2Kviriashvili, Andria2188GEO+7B+6N=3B=1B+4N+8B+5N+9B+11N8.044.047.540.252225+13.2
3Kuntelia, Luka2048GEO+12N+8B=2N=4B−1N−5B+11N+14B+10N6.042.044.524.251946-30.0
4Kalyoncu, BerenWCM1840TUR+15B=5N+6B=3N−2B+9N−1N=8B+14N5.544.046.021.751925+43.6
5Ilic, Mihajlo Lj1886SRB+11N=4B−1N=10B+8N+3N−2B+12B−6N5.044.548.022.001894+4.8
6Komarek, Tobias1846CZE+13N−2B−4N+12B+10N−1B−8N+16N+5B5.042.043.517.001828-8.0
7Pardovicki, Duje1675CRO−2N+13B−8N+11B=15N+12B=9N−1B+16N5.038.039.515.251742+20.8
8Chkhartishvili, Lika1870GEO+14B−3N+7B+9N−5B−2N+6B=4N−1N4.547.550.019.751864-3.2
9Duran, Leonardo1692CRO+16N−1B+12N−8B+13N−4B=7B−2N+15B4.540.542.013.001728+7.2
10Hranilovic, Renata1622CRO−1N+16B=11N=5N−6B=13B−14N+15N−3B3.536.037.59.501612-15.2
11Buzhala, Jakob1613KOS−5B=15N=10B−7N+14B+16N−3B=13N−2B3.535.537.08.501591-19.6
12Sharku, Uvejs1625KOS−3B+14N−9B−6N+16B−7N+15B−5N=13B3.533.535.07.751580-25.2
13Lukinovic, Leoni1581CRO−6B−7N+15B+14N−9B=10N−16B=11B=12N3.529.531.09.751599+4.8
14Berisha, Unika1591KOS−8N−12B=16N−13B−11N+15B+10B−3N−4B2.532.033.56.251509-39.2
15Gligo, Marko1472CRO−4N=11B−13N+16B=7B−14N−12N−10B−9N2.031.533.05.751333-46.4
16Shehu, Lisa0KOS−9B−10N=14B−15N−12N−11B+13N−6B−7B1.531.033.04.7513620.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
European School Chess Championship 2026 - Open U15 — Seget Donji, Croatia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats